Director of Product Management
Location: US, CA, San Mateo 
Department: Engineering
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Director
Required education: Master's Degree
Industry: Marketing and Advertising
Function: Engineering

Company profile:
Aptitude Staffing Solutions has redesigned the recruiting wheel. Our innovative new platform cuts the recruiting time in half, yields scientifically-proven results and clients and candidates enjoy a pleasant experience through advanced, simple to use technology and a tenured, industry-experienced recruiting team. Join us in a fresh new experience of leveraging your career...the way it should be! All represented candidates enjoy the following perks:Expert negotiations, maximizing total compensation package Signing bonus by Aptitude Staffing in addition to client signing bonus (if applicable)1 Year access to AnyPerkRelocation Services for out of town candidatesContinued education in your area of profession, seminars, workshops and other skill development events Contract employees receive quarterly bonuses for the duration of their project Direct-Hire employees receive double bonues ($2,000) per referred/recruited candidate into their newly appointed companyAll candidates are encouraged to participate in our Referral Bonus Program &amp; earn $500 - $1,000 per hired referral            

Job description:
Director, Product Management | San Mateo, CASan Mateo, CA, United States Seeking a talented and experienced Director of Product Management to lead the design of key components of an advanced platform for video advertising. Great for a senior product leader who thrives off chalenges, builds industry-changing products, and can lead a team. The product team is a small group of smart, creative, and disciplined professionals that are eager to master challenging projects and respond well to mentorship and are accustomed to operating under a lean startup environment and practice lean software development. We labor over every product prioritization decision, and we believe in building minimal viable products. Build, measure and learn!Job Responsibilities:Build expertise of the current structure and dynamics of the digital video advertising industry, and develop a point of view about market trends and emerging opportunities.Meet frequently with customers, potential customers, and partners - to develop a deep understanding of their current business processes and product needs.Develop a comprehensive vision and roadmap for product, or suite of products. Build alignment among internal and external stakeholders around this vision. Set aggressive goals for execution, and chart progress.Lead your team of product managers to develop designs that address needs and requirements expressed by internal and external customers. Designs should be simple, minimal, extensible, consistent with existing functionality, and easy to use.  Work with UX designers and engineers to continuously deliver new functionality, in a way that is seamlessly integrated into robust infrastructure and a beautiful user interface.Attract, hire, inspire, and grow a team of superstar product managers.  

Requirements:
Job Requirements:Must be able to demonstrate and/or describe a substantial software product that you built personally, either on the job or as a personal project, demonstrating your ability to envision, define, and execute independently.5-10 years working as product manager, including 2+ years as a senior product lead on a large-scale web application or enterprise software product with front and back-end processes.Deep knowledge of user experience principles, and experience applying them to build usable user experiencesDeep knowledge of application design principles, including object modeling, extensibility, SOA, etc., and experience applying them to build complex software applicationsProven and continued success collaborating with cross-functional groups including corporate management, engineering, client services, enterprise customers, and direct sales teams.Exceptional and demonstrable problem-solving and design capabilities.Experience with online advertising preferred, but not required.Strong technical aptitude: BS or MS in technical field from top university. Computer science degree preferred.MBA welcomed but not required.

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